I am a Webservant for a large group. We're debating whether audio files should be posted as MP3s or .wav files.

Is one better than the other? Is one larger? What about download times?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

phillysteakandcheese

MP3 files are typically a fraction of the size of WAV files and if you're paying for bandwidth on your site or just want smaller downloads, MP3 is the format you want.

If the files are already very small (under 1MB or so anyways), it probably doesn't matter all that much. If the files are any larger though... MP3 is your winner.

sumplace

Phillysteakandcheese --

Thanks! I get it now.

sumplace

Nez

Of course,just to throw a spanner in the works,there is always Ogg Vorbis:


http://www.vorbis.com/faq/#what


Why use this method? As it says on the site:

"Because Vorbis provides a high-quality format for you to listen to your music.
For a given file size, Vorbis sounds better than MP3. This means:
You can keep your music collection at about the same quality level, but it'll take up less space
or you can have your music collection take up about the same amount of space, but have it sound better.
Vorbis already enjoys widespread player support and work is underway to play Vorbis files on portable hardware"

Okey,Steve Jobs wont be sweating,but it is another alternative.

mani_jeddah

the truth is that mp3 files r larger then wav in the size

but another truth is its better in quality n public demand
remaining is upon u....